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I have heard many things. I heard after you condition you should seal with oil to keep the moisture in. I also have heard of people pre pooing with a hot oil treatment. What is the deal? should u do a hot oil treatment after or before you condition???

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Most oils help seal in moisture. However coconut, olive, and avocado oil are actually able to penetrate the scalp to provide moisture. When I pre-poo I use Vatika Oil or Olive Oil because it help soften my hair, which in terms helps my detangling process. Pre-pooing also helps prevent/buffer against hydral (sp?) fatigue. Ladies edit my post or add more. However this is what I have learned in a nutshell.

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Moisturizing and sealing are one in the same in definition. The terminology is often misused as if they're separate entities but they are not.

Conditioning ( or hydrating) is often confused as moisturizing.

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IMO, "moisture" and "hydration" are the same. "Moisture" and "Conditioning" aren't necessarily the same. There are products that moisturize and condition, and there are products that condition - add strength, for instance, but not necessarily moisture. That's why it's recommended to use a moisturizing conditioner, after using a high-protein conditioner.

To add moisture, use a water-based product, or straight water. To seal in moisture, use an oil/butter.

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Exactly what Karen of Karen's Body Beautiful explained to us a few weeks ago. That was something I guess I was confused about all these years. I used to equate shine to moisture and think that putting an oil in my dry hair moisturized it because it made it shiny.

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